CII chief executive Alan Vallance to step down in 2024

Said leading the CII has 'been a privilege'

Isabel Baxter
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The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) chief executive, Alan Vallance, is to step down next year.

He will be leaving his position to become the chief executive of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Vallance joined the CII in August 2022, having previously led the Royal Institute of British Architects. He is also a qualified Chartered accountant and long-standing Fellow of the ICAEW. The CII said it will shortly begin a process to identify a replacement for Vallance. Vallance said that leading the CII has "been a privilege". He added: "Building and maintaining public trust in the insurance, financial planning and mortgage advice professions i...

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